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If Outdoor Eyes helps to improve your photography or motivates you to participate in an outdoor adventure, then it has fulfilled its purpose. Enjoy this month's issue.Philip "PT" Tulin

There are now 5 different assignment and workshop classes to help you improve your photography. There is no cost associated with the classes. Log into the forum and click on the usergroup icon located on the top of the Forum Index page to join all or one of the classes. You won't be disappointed and you will learn. I am looking forward to your participation.

Black & White Photography Workshop: Join the Outdoor Eyes workshop group to explore the world of black and white photography.

When the time came to choose binoculars, I decided that I would choose the best binoculars that I could
afford based on the use of the binoculars. I didn't want the binoculars to be so heavy that I didn't want to hike with them. I wanted to have a wide FOV (field of view) and I wanted the binoculars to be powerful enough. I wanted to be able to focus fast and at the same time be able to see close up.TopHow to choose binoculars. »

Nature photography has taught me to measure a day by heartbeats instead of a clock. No second hand will
tell me when and what I have seen. I can glance at water rushing down a stream, feel the wind rustling through trees, hear the roaring of thousands of honking geese flying overhead, or watch the splashing waves on a sandy shore, not realizing time is passing by. TopWhy nature photography? »

Hundreds of varieties of birds call this place home if only for a brief period while migrating through.
Spring and fall bring huge concentrations
of migratory birds including hundreds of thousands of waterfowl and Sand Hill Cranes. Most of the native Whooping Cranes from Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada also stop by in staggered flights and may spend a few days if the prevailing winds are not favorable. Eagles, both Bald and a few Golden spend a good amount of time here in the winter, hunting injured waterfowl as well as keeping a close eye on the prairie dog population.Top
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge »

The 4th Outdoor Eyes photography contest has been moved to begin on March 4th
and last for 2 weeks instead of the previously announced Feb. 4th (due to the overwhelming response of the 5 workshop and assignment groups). The 3 winning photographers will receive a free year's membership to The Gallery. There are three categories to enter in - Wildlife, Macro and Outdoor. Top
Learn about the contest. »